- President Donald Trump said yesterday that U.S. and Iran held “productive”
talks and that both countries want to “make a deal.” The Dow Jones Industrial
Average soared more than 600 points yesterday, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq
Composite each added more than 1%.
- The oil market has been volatile since the Iran war began, but Chevron CEO
Mike Wirth said yesterday that there may be more upward price pressure on the
horizon.
- Gap and Google are teaming up. CNBC’s Gabrielle Fonrouge reported this morning
that the retailer will soon offer checkout within Google’s Gemini artificial
intelligence platform.
- In a 54-45 vote last night, the Senate confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin as the
next chief of the Department of Homeland Security. The Oklahoma Republican
succeeds Kristi Noem, who Trump fired earlier this month.